Council candidates’ funds near $1 million

Total contributions received

The four San Diego City Council hopefuls up for election Nov. 2 have raised a total of $986,442.

But who has been contributing to their campaigns so far?

Monetary contributions from individuals accounted for nearly two-thirds of all of the candidates’ finances.

With three Democratic candidates in the field, the next largest chunk of that came from unions.

Labor groups donated a combined $226,750 to the three Democratic candidates, with District 6 candidate Howard Wayne having received about three-quarters of that sum. The rest was split by District 8 candidates David Alvarez and Felipe Hueso.

Wayne’s opponent, Republican Lorie Zapf, received $10,000 from the Building Industry Association and the Republican-leaning Lincoln Club of San Diego — a mere 6 percent of the $168,929 Wayne received from unions.

Zapf and Wayne received nearly $30,000 apiece from their respective political parties before the city imposed a $1,000 cap on party donations this year.

The race for District 8 has been less costly. Both candidates have raised less than half of the amount Wayne has received, and neither candidate received funds from the San Diego County Democratic Party.

The two seats up for grabs are held by Donna Frye in District 6 and Ben Hueso in District 8, Felipe Hueso’s brother.